but the most persistent is the small speaker grille on the A pillar.
Has anyone else noticed this and if so have you managed to fix it?
Appears a common issue - noticed same a few weeks ago - sounds like you're driving through a cloud of small insects with lots of little 'clicks'. Is apparently trim around the screen.
I have ( along with a few others) have this very same issue.
At first I though it was the actual "A" pillar white trims rattling.
But then after a while, I discovered the rattle was something inside of the speaker grill.
It was a little less on the passengers side, but it did affect both sides of the car.
By tapping on the speaker grill with the back of your knuckles, I could reproduce the rattling noise even when the car was at a complete stand still.
I decided to remove the speaker grill with a small trim tool and then disconnected the speaker wire connecter.
With the speaker trim ( with speaker still inside ) by shaking it from side to side, you can hear the metal body of the speaker rattling inside of the plastic trim.
When I unclipped the speaker, I was surprised to see that the speaker had no gasket and the speaker was clearly loose in the speaker surround.
You could then remove the speaker and fit either some thin felt or even apply a very thin strip of electrical tape around the edge of the speaker surround.
This will stop the speaker rattling around in the plastic surround.
Refit the speaker to the surround and repeat the shaking from side to side test.
Rattle now gone.
Reconnect the speaker wire and refit the speaker to the white "A" pillar trim, it just snaps back into the "A" pillar trim - Done !.
Another common trim noise ( which I do still have ) is that small "Ticking / Creaking" trim noise, that comes from different points of the front of the dash panel when the body flexes.
Really more prevalent when the ambient temperature is low.
The common perception is that noise is caused by the hard rubber gasket is in a hard foul condition on the outside face of the front windscreen glass.
The seal runs right across the width of the front screen, it is attached to the top of the front windscreen wiper scuttle panel and can be clearly seen while standing outside of the car.
Apparently, lubricate is applied to this seal to cure this strange ticking condition.
Not sure what type of lub is used, it maybe a silicone based produce ?.
I would be really fascinated to see some of this so called magic "Silence Tape" and MORE interested to know where it is installed !.
Can anybody offer some insight on this subject ?.
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